I72.1 — Aneurysm of artery of upper extremity
I72.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for aneurysm of artery of upper extremity. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
I72.1 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I72.1 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies — 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56460Billing and Coding: Dialysis Access Maintenance
- A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
How I72.1 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I72.1.
- Aneurysm›radial
- Aneurysm›ulnar
- Aneurysm›upper limb(ruptured)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I72. If I72.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I72.1
- Is I72.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. I72.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does I72.1 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79).